Category: ACTEA News

Many of you are aware that the ACT government is considering urban development of about 190 hectares, including close to 90 hectares of river corridor and nature reserve, between the Tuggerenong Town Centre and the Murrumbidgee River, prematurely named Thompson. The results of Have-Your-Say community consultation (2,000 respondents), however, revealed that overwhelmingly the community expressed strong opposition to any development that compromised the environmental and…

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The Parks and Conservation Service has advised that it is planning to put stock onto the section of the Bicentennial National Trail between Parkwood horse yards and Fassifern Pond from Sunday 24 July 2016 for a few weeks to assist in managing the biomass for the protected Golden Sun Moth.  This date may change slightly depending on the weather.  Paddock gates will not be locked, just latched.   Signs…

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ACTEA held its AGM on Thursday 9 June at which awards were presented, reports presented and a Committee elected for the coming year. The ACTEA Committee for 2016-2017 is President     Christine Lawrence Vice President   Cathy Banwell Secretary    Beth Stone Treasurer   Debbie Morrissey Member  Jennifer Margrison Member   Julie Morris Member  Kerryn Wilde Contacts for these office bearers can be found on…

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The ACT Basin Water Quality Project has moved on to the next step. If you go to http://www.environment.act.gov.au/water/act-basin-priority-project/our-catchments you can access a list of the projects which have received funding under the joint ACT/Commonwealth project.  On first glance only 4 projects have a possibility of impacting on equestrians: Wetlands – Cotter Road south of Pearlman Street, Wright (BNT route on Dixon Drive) Creek stabilisation –…

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ACTEA has just been advised by the Operations Supervisor for Scrivener Dam that their modelling suggests that they will have to open one or more sluice gates on Scrivener Dam if the rain continues today. This means that for the next week at least there will be more water than usual over the Molonglo River crossing below the dam. Please pay attention to the water…

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Thursday 9 June will be the ACT Equestrian Association Annual General Meeting. The venue will be 7:30-9:30 at the Weston Club at Liardet Street, Weston, ACT. We will present awards for the previous year’s Young Riders and Volunteers and elect a new Committee for 2017. All members of the equestrian community are welcome to attend.  Several Committee positions will become vacant this year and ACTEA…

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This weekend, Pegasus is holding its annual Tack n’ Treasure sale to raise funds to purchase specific tack and related aids. 100% of all proceeds will go toward purchasing equipment Sale items include: saddles (prices start at $150) stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses martingales and breastplates boots and jodhpurs jackets, rugs and saddle blankets, and much more! SATURDAY 4 JUNE 7AM – 1PM…

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A group of biodynamic gardeners has taken responsibility for rehabilitating and caring for the old fruit orchard behind the Orana School at the top of Unwin Street in Weston. Agistees at Illoura Paddocks will know this orchard as they pass it regularly on their way past the new suburb of Featherstone Heights on their way to Streeton Drive. Equestrians use the old dirt track just inside…

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Earlier this year the ACT government announced that it was proposing to build a new suburb to the west of the Tuggerenong Town Centre. This suburb, already magically named Thompson, is apparently designed to enliven the local shopping precinct. Unfortunately, all the very rough plans for the location of the suburb indicate that it will be built in part over a section of the route…

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On Thursday 26 May, ACTEA and the Bicentennial National Trail attended a focus group run by a facilitator engaged to prepare options for a Vision Statement for the future of the Arboretum. There is a view that the Arboretum has grown by fits and starts and almost by accident but has reached the point where some plan for a future direction is required. Will it be about tourism…

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